Genesis 18:4:1Gen.18.4.W1TAB
יֻקַּֽח־נָ֣א
yukakhna
“please let be brought”
- Transliteration
- yu-kakh-NA
- Extended
- yoo-kahkh-NAA
- IPA
- /juq.qaħ.ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- please let be brought
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yu-kakh-NA
- phraseyour reading level
yu-kakh-NA me-at-MA-yim
- clause
yu-kakh-NA me-at-MA-yim ve-ra-kha-TSU rag-LEI-khem
- sentence
yu-kakh-NA me-at-MA-yim ve-ra-kha-TSU rag-LEI-khem ve-hish-sha-a-NU TA-khat ha-ETS
Exegesis
The verse begins with yukkach {יֻקַּח | yuq-qaḥ}, a Hofal imperfect jussive expressing a polite request, followed by the entreaty particle na {נָא | nā}.
In context — Genesis 18:4
Please, let a little water be brought, so you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree .
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 18:4, so the Hebrew word יֻקַּֽח־נָ֣א (yukakhna) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.18.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.4.W1.S1) and character.